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Funny, I had been thinking about this (my conspiracy theory in-laws keep telling me we're being culled by the elite...) and pondering the fact that any contagious disease can sweep through a locker room quick. Also, the amount of contact each team makes with other teams certainly lends to the idea of the rampant spread through the NFL of the flu or H1N1 being credible.

To prepare a team in case its roster is hit by swine flu, commissioner Roger Goodell is going to offer emergency roster help.

Goodell, according to a source, notified teams Friday that if they have at least six proven cases of swine flu prior to a game, they will be allowed to bring at least six players off their practice squads to restore competitive balance. These would be done in the form of roster exemptions, the source said, and the team would be granted permission to add these players as late as four hours before kickoff.

The maximum number of exemptions allowed would be eight, the source said, but they would only be granted if the count of swine flu victims reach six.

On Friday, Texans tight end Anthony Hill was hospitalized with swine flu symptoms. He is the only player in the league who might miss this weekend's games because of swine flu.

The emergency plan is available immediately.

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This could get sketchy though, as labs become over-run with tests and are basically saying H1N1 is the more common flu-type this season, so just assume that's what it is.

Will some teams attempt some roster trickery within this new "rule"?

Also, notice even on the Ravens report there is "illness."

EDIT: Just tacking on some info about the Texans response to the illness turning up on the team.

At first, the Texans believed that rookie Tight End Anthony Hill had pneumonia but on Friday afternoon confirmed the flu diagnosis.

Coach Gary Kubiak says that they do not believe any of the other players have the disease, though he did acknowledge that a number of players were sick on Thursday but were back Friday. The team is taking precautions against the spread of the disease. Kubiak says that there is no panic about the situation within the organization, and believes that Hill is recovering may be released from the hospital this afternoon.

Funny, I had been thinking about this (my conspiracy theory in-laws keep telling me we're being culled by the elite...) and pondering the fact that any contagious disease can sweep through a locker room quick. Also, the amount of contact each team makes with other teams certainly lends to the idea of the rampant spread through the NFL of the flu or H1N1 being credible.

Funny, I had been thinking about this (my conspiracy theory in-laws keep telling me we're being culled by the elite...) and pondering the fact that any contagious disease can sweep through a locker room quick. Also, the amount of contact each team makes with other teams certainly lends to the idea of the rampant spread through the NFL of the flu or H1N1 being credible.